Education Emery Community Arts Center: A Case Study The case study examines the successes and challenges that university organizers faced in planning and constructing a community arts center in Farmington and assesses whether an arts center […] Jody Harris Posted July 30, 2014 Tags Education
Jobs and Income Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers Over 90,000 Mainers are still struggling to find work according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A stubbornly large number of part-time workers […] Garrett Martin Posted July 29, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Taxes and Budget General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish This June, Governor LePage directed municipalities to stop giving General Assistance funds to undocumented immigrants or risk losing state funding of General Assistance. While LePage may tout […] Katherine Churchill Posted July 25, 2014 Tags Immigration, Local
Health Care Federal Court Decisions Could Impact Mainers' Healthcare in Future For the moment, people who have affordable coverage as a result of tax subsidies—including an estimated 39,000 Mainers—have nothing to fear. But two federal appellate court decisions […] Hal Brewster Posted July 23, 2014 Tags Federal, Health Care
Jobs and Income Flexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine's economy Workplace flexibility policies would benefit Maine’s working families and its large population of senior workers as well as its economy. Workplace flexibility means the acceptance of adjustments […] Katherine Churchill Posted July 10, 2014 Tags Job Quality
Health Care Maine’s bankrupt health policy This year, 1,300 Mainers will be saddled with catastrophic health costs. Here’s how it could have been avoided – while creating thousands of jobs and boosting state […] Christy Daggett Posted July 3, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid